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Saturday, April 14th, 2012

by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer When talking about those ‘one for the ages’ type games, the Flyers’ 8-5 Game 2 win over Pittsburgh qualifies. From start to finish it was a nonstop foot on the gas pedal contest. There was no point to stop and take a breath. Read More:
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Saturday, April 14th, 2012

When talking about those ‘one for the ages’ type games, the Flyers’ 8-5 Game 2 win over Pittsburgh qualifies. From start to finish it was a nonstop foot on the gas pedal contest. There was no point to stop and take a breath. The Flyers now lead this Eastern Conference Quarterfinals 2-0, and are 17-0 [...]
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Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer It’s fair to say that as of right now, the Flyers cannot defeat the New York Rangers. Six games, and six losses later, the Flyers remain puzzled as to why the Rangers are such a thorn in their side. The Rangers beat up the Flyers for a 5-3 win inside [...]
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Sunday, April 1st, 2012

At this point, calling the Flyers resilient would be an understatement.
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Friday, March 30th, 2012

OK, in case someone doesn’t know this yet, the Toronto Maple Leafs are a terrible hockey team right now.
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Sunday, March 25th, 2012

For the 16th time in 17 years, the Philadelphia Flyers will participate in the playoffs. OK, it wasn’t in doubt they would, but Danny Briere’s two goal night and Ilya Bryzgalov’s 23 saves pumped the Flyers to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens inside a sold-out Wells Fargo Center. The Flyers entered Saturday nights [...]
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Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

It wasn’t for a lack of effort, but the Flyers dropped an important home game to the Florida Panthers 2-1 inside the Wells Fargo Center. Considering the Flyers dominated the entire game, somehow the Panthers were able to hold off the Flyers’ torrid shooting attack. In reality, it was hard to look at this game [...]
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Sunday, March 18th, 2012

Scott Hartnell’s game-winning OT goal with .9 seconds remaining snapped the the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 11-game win streak. After an abysmal second period that saw Peter Laviolette’s club register only two shots, the Flyers battled back to topple the Pens inside the Wells Fargo Center Sunday afternoon. Hartnell scored twice including the OT winner giving him [...]
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Sunday, March 11th, 2012

March ‘Bryzness’ continues for Ilya Bryzgalov and the Philadelphia Flyers. Bryzgalov stopped all 29 shots he faced and three in the shootout to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 inside the Air Canada Centre Saturday night. “He’s playing the best hockey this year right now, and we’re trying to help him,” Claude Giroux said. “He’s [...]
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Friday, March 9th, 2012

by Chris DiFrancesco, PhilaPhans’ Flyers’ Beat Writer From heavy boos to standing cheers, Ilya Bryzgalov has gone through the mill in his first season in a Philadelphia Flyers sweater. However, as playoff time nears, the Russian stopper is arguably the hottest goaltender in the NHL right now. Bryzgalov blanked the Florida Panthers 5-0 Thursday night [...]